When Skyscanner asked over 1,500 UK consumers to score 30 popular holiday destinations on whether they believed them to be expensive or cheap*, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Denmark topped the list.  However, surprisingly for them , the Scandinavian countries of Sweden and Norway were far lower down when ranked by actual cost, taking places 13 and 18 respectively. (more…)

Stockholm view

ECM (European Cities Marketing) has launched its first iPhone app about its 33 member cities, across 19 countries, including Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden and our neighbour’s Copenhagen, Oslo and Reykjavik. The tool has been developed by European City Card Group and 33 cities work together to develop the city’s City Cards for visitors. (more…)

UK travellers believe a trip Sweden, Norway and Switzerland will cost them the most – yet France is actually the most expensive country to visit, according to research conducted by flight comparison site Skyscanner. Surprisingly, the Scandinavian countries of Sweden and Norway were far lower down when ranked by actual cost, taking places 13 and 18 respectively. (more…)

Looking for optional transport within Sweden these days? Here are some suggestions:

Shuttle buses:
Go By Bus, between Copenhagen, Denmark and Oslo, Norway plus between Oslo -and Stockholm.
Swebus has fast and direct trips to more than 150 places in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Swebus can also offer you trips to destinations  outside of Sweden.
Bus4U direct between Oslo and Gothenburg (approx. 3 hrs), Gothenburg and Malmo plus Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Euro-Line Scandinavia gathers more than 30 independent coach companies together to create Europe’s largest regular coach network. (more…)

Bergen Norway

Norwegian is targeting tourism in western Norway and the business market from Bergen by adding an additional aircraft and six new routes from March.  The new destinations are Copenhagen, Stockholm, Barcelona, Roma, Chania-Crete and Antalya in Turkey. There will also be more departures to London, as well as to Dubrovnik and Split in Croatia. (more…)

City Airline launches large scale drive with seven new destinations direct from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport in Sweden: Palma, Alicante, Rome, Barcelona, Milan, Malaga and Athens. This will mean that City Airline has 19 destinations to Gothenburg and Sweden from Europe. (more…)

Finncomm Airlines now started the international route Norrköping – Helsinki once a day, Sunday-Friday, in co-operation with Finnair. Norrköping located South from Stockholm is the third destination in Sweden served by Helsinki Airport (Finland). (more…)

The location of check-in machines, so-called CUSS machines at Central Train Station in Stockholm City is a test which is expected to last six months. Get your boarding card already before the transfer and avoid waiting for check-in at the airport. Just drop your luggage and continue to security. (more…)

After years of preparation and construction the PGA of Sweden National golf course just outside Malmö is ready to be opened. June12-13 are D days for the new super track, which is expected to be one of the best in Sweden and Scandinavia. (more…)